If you follow the road next to the police box north of sozenji station, you will soon reach sozenji temple. this temple is an ancient soto zen temple said to have been founded by gyoki during the tenpyo era of the nara period. during the muromachi period, in the kakitsu rebellion of 1441, the sixth shogun, ashikaga yoshinori, was assassinated in kyoto by akamatsu mitsusuke. legend has it that akamatsu and his followers buried yoshinori's head at this temple while fleeing. following this, the temple's grounds and buildings were established through donations from the then-kanrei (deputy shogun), hosokawa mochikata, and it became the family temple of both the ashikaga shogunate and the hosokawa family. within the temple grounds, along with the burial mound of ashikaga yoshinori's head, is the grave of lady hosokawa gracia, the wife of hosokawa tadaoki and known as a devout christian. she refused to become a hostage before the battle of sekigahara and ended her life at the age of 37. his unwavering faith and integrity have earned him the respect and admiration of many people to this day.